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Genus HYPOXANTHUS, Bp. 



Hypoxantbus brevirostris, Tacz. 



Hypoxanthus rivolii (nee Boiss.}, Scl. 8f Salv. P. Z. S. 1879, p. 533. 

 Hypoxanthus brevirostris, Hargitt, Cat. Birds B. M. xviii. p. 31 (1890) ; 

 Sharpe, Hand-l. ii. p. 202 (1900). 



An egg of the Short-billed Woodpecker in the Collection is of a 

 narrow oval form and very glossy. It measures 1*25 by -85. 



1. Santa Elena, Antioquia, U.S. Salvin-Godman Coll. 

 Colombia (T. K. Salmon}. 



Genus GECINUS, Boie. 

 The eggs of the Woodpeckers of this genus are very glossy. 



Gecinus viridis (Linn.}. 



Picus viridis, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. p. 99, tab. xiii. fig. 14, a b 



(1845-54) ; Hewitson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, i. p. 239, pi. Ixi. fig. ii 



(1856). 

 Gecinus viridis, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 11. fig. 1 (1855-63); 



Dresser, Birds Eur. v. p. 77 (1871) ; Seebohm, Brit. Birds, ii. p. 364. 



pi. 18 (1884); Hargitt, Cat. Birds B. M. xviii. p. 36 (1890); 



Seebohm, Eygs of Brit. Birds, p. 172. pi. 48. fig. 15 (1896) ; Sharpe, 



Hand-l. ii. p. 202 (1900). 



The eggs of the Green Woodpecker measure from 1-2 to 1-4 in 

 length, and from -9 to -95 in breadth. 



1. England. R. T. Frere, Esq. [P.]. 

 8. England. Seebohm Coll. 



4. Banks of the Ouse, Hunts, 4th June Crowley Bequest. 

 (G. Dawson Roivley}. 



2. Elveden, Norfolk, 20th May. Salvin-Godman Coll. 



2. Devonshire. Montagu Museum. 



3. New Forest, Hampshire (H. Saun- Seebohm Coll. 



dei-s}. 



3. New Forest. Seebohm Coll. 



6. New Forest, June ( C. B. Wharton}. Seebohm Coll. 



3. New Forest, 7th June. Salvin-Godman Coll. 



8. Hendon, Middlesex (O. S.}. Salvin-Godman Coll. 



2. Southgate, Middlesex (O. S.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



2. Caen Wood, Hampstead (O. S.}. Salvin-Godman Coll. 



3. Farnham, Surrey. Seebohm Coll. 

 6. Farnham, May. Seebohm Coll. 



6. Churt, Surrey, May. Crowley Bequest. 



7. Churt, June. Crowley Bequest. 

 2. Livonia, Baltic Pro vs., 14th May Seebohm Coll. 



(Russow}. 



6. Stolp, Pomerania, 21st May Seebohm Coll. 



(T.Holland}. 



